The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1875, Page 3

‘ THE. PACIFIG MALL Testimony of Whiting Before the Ways and Means Committee. His Employment toInfiuence Senator Cole. | A SIGNIFICANT CHECK. Weak-Kneed Answers to Very Hard Questions. John Roach’s Protest to Congress on Behalf of Shipping Interests. Wasuinaton, Feb, 16, 1875. The Ways and Means Committee resamed the Pacific Mail subsidy investigation this morning in public. Moses Dillon, formerly bookkeeper in the Ser- geantat-Arms’ ofic2, was recalled, and the | official stenograpner read to him the full record of | his examination by the committee in private ses- | sion last Saturday. Mr. Dillon thereupon aMirmed | the correctness of the record and signed tt. It | appeared that when Dillon was examined by this | committee during the last Congress he testified as | tothe making of memoranda of the initials of | several Congressmen who had thousand foliar bills changed in the office about the time ot the passage of the Suosidy bill, bat that he went before the committee tne next day and withdrew his testimony and asked to have the proceedings expunged, which, at his request, was accordingly done. When questioned by the committee last Saturday Dillon swore he sould not recall any of tae names that he then put Sown on his tablet and subsequently erased ex- tepting Messrs. Voorhees, Storm and Winchester, and they were recalled to bis mind only by the Jact that they had recently been here and testified on the subject. He swore also that he bad an ex- ceedingly bad memory for names and had been frequently under the necessity of asking members their names when they came into the office. Mr. Kasson corroborazed this statement as re- garding himself. . Witness continued by saying that he put down the initials of some of the gentiemen who baa large bila broken up at that time merely out of @ spint of sport; there were certainly six of them, and probably more; there might possibly have been thirteen or fourteen; he remembered giving the committee of the last Congress the initials of one member only—namely, that of Mr. Voorhees, Question—Did you not give the initials “J.B. 8.” and say that you supposed they stood for “Joun B, Storm 1 Witness—I confess that I was mortified a good Qeal about it, and after the committee agreed to expunge the whole matter I erased the names irom my tabiet and from my memory. Witness, continuing, said he put the initials down gen- erally immediately after the bills were changed, but not in the presence of the members, He could bot recollect how long this was after the passage of the subsity. le woald like you to reproduce everything you kuow about the transaction? A. | have said all thatI do know; I have -eally no personal knowledge of the matter at ll. Q. alter you testified before the committee last Congress did you not sadsequently appear belore | = Atorwery gas request to withdraw your testi- Q What did that grow out of—your satisfaction | that you were mistaken? A. No, sir; it grew out | of my mortification at having been led ou to take | those names at all; it was a matter in which | bad | Ro business to interierc; Lknow that alterward | it had been the means of wepriving me of tue good | opinion of some gentlemen whose esteem I valued | Very highly, I erased the names from my books and irom my memory, 4. 1. WHITING TRSTIFIES. Mr. A. H. Whiting, o real estate dealer of Bridgeport, » Was DeXt examined. He testi- flea that io January, 1872, he was employea by Richard B. Irwin to give Wis whole time and energies to the work of Promoting the passage of the Pacific Mail Subsidy bill by tbe use of all proper and legitimate means; Irwin agreed to pay | um, if the bill passed, $10,000 per annum every | year that the contract might run; subsequently | tnis arrangement was changed, and 1t was agreed | ‘bat the amounts for the ten years of the antici | ted contract should be capitalized and at 56,500; this Was the total amount that witness feceived irom Irwin; the czpecial object of ais employment was to influence Senator Coe to favor, the subsidy and remove certain uniriendly impressions that were supposed Vo eXist tp his Mind again:t irwip: witness 10ound, however, When he came to Washington that Senator Cole did not need influencing, being already Warmly in favor ol the increased subsidy and fully committed to it; witness dia nothing 10 earn the money ne subsequently received irom irwin, eXcept 10 talk with everyoody he knew about the nutional advantages to be derived irom authorizing the semi-monthiy China mail service and yranting un increased compensation. ‘The witness repeated, in reply. to a question, thac he did not remember or having spoken to any member of the House, but in accordance with dis agreement he was todo anything he could to hep the subsidy by speaking favorably of the Meusure anu to act as Irwin desired. Mr. Kasson—'hen what you did was in the Senate and notin the House? A. Yes, as faras I remember, Q. What were you asked by Irwin to do in the Seuater A. Irwin said he tought a certain Senator was cross toward him personally, and he desired that taut senator should become favorably disposed to the measure; the name of the Senator was Mr. Cole; Irwin was desirous of removing prejudice from bis mind, and that ne should stand up jor the Measure heur'ily; Irwin asked me to see Dim; 1 did sv and at ‘ine first interview dis- covered there was no such prejudice to remove, and that Cole would support the measure; he could not do otherwise, as 1 was one in which his ye were deeply interested. te ere you as! 0 Bee other Senator ? Tao not remember. hi va THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION, Q It appears that you received $56,500 for your work? A. Ireceived that amount forthe time pent, but not tor that particular work; 1 1elt my- Selientitied to that mach money; 1 wus engaged \B @B eXtensive Ousinvss Of my own; the business ofour commercial house was to the extent of $1,000,000 a year: I was the purchasing and for- warding member of the firm; | came from.arizona to New Yorg, and irom New York to Washington. ~ In further response, the witness said ne had been engaged vy Irwin to dispose Senator Cole's Mind lavoraoly to the subsidy, Mr. Cole having been his counsellor und legal adviser; he hau | Called at his house trequentiy; he was not con- | Rected in consaaguinity with Mr. Cole’s wile; Mr. | Cole's wile avd the Witness’ uucie’s wile were sisters; he never vold Mr. Cole what he was cm- ployed for by Irwin or what money he bud re- Celved or Was to receivo; he led Air. Cole to belive that he was speaking irom a Pacitic point of view; the witness kept all the money he received tor himsell exclusively, aad Was not uirected to share it with anybody, A SUSPCIIOUS omZCK. Mr, Kasson showed witness a check drawn by him for $18,023, payable to Cornelius Colo and in- dorsed by Mr. Cole and by George D. Krumtuoor, | of Philudelphia. ) due of the chock was Novemver 11, ‘The witness having been @skea to state the fucts in connection with the | cbeck, said:—Between tho 9th and 12th o1 Novem- ber be Was coufined to lis home by sickness; ne went the check to Mr. Cole, who was in Philadel- phia, und asked him to puy it with the money he vwed to Krumthoor, which he did and took @ re- s1vs 1D Wituess’ Name; This was altuxetber a | private traneaction, in which Mr, Vole bad no tne Cereat, Witness had vecome itable Jor the pay- ~ | $40,000, ye had nine y nd ten months to ‘by did you put such a value on your services for only two months’ employment? A. 1 believe that gentlemen waking contracts will get what their rvices are worth ti they can. Q. How came you to settie under the contract | for $56,500 ior two months’ service ? You say you | saw Mr, Cole only once, and found at your inter- view there was no use going any further, he velog already tavoraocly disposed to the subsidy. A. ! have no answer further than that irwin, a8 ap Ronorable man, felt bound to settle with me. Q. But it was not to carry out the contract, but the payment was for services rendered? A. I tnink the capitalization took place before the work was over. Q, Then you made @ new contract? A. Cer- ta nly. Q. If the object tn Irwin's employing you was to mfuence Senator Cole there was io necesaity for doing 80, a8 e was already on the side of the Bub- sidy’ A, That was my understanding. In further reply the witness said Irwin thought that Mr. Cole was feeling very cross toward him ersonally, and tat he was employed to reconcile tim and dispose him favorably to the subsidy; he informed irwin after his interview with Mr, Cole that Coie sa@td he would heartily support the measure; the witness tound Cole as well disposed sowara it as he could desire. Q. Instead of Mr. Irwin maging a contract with eu to pay $100,000 for your interview with Mr. ole, do you know of auy reason why Mr. Cule wae (oi fave told Mr, Irwin the same thing? .BNo, sir. ne Witness, in response to further inquiries, said toat Irwin never gave to um a check jor & larger sum than $56,500, nor bad be received a | larger sum trom him; ne had no doubt irwin was io error in stating that he had returned irwin ‘As he did not recollect returning any sum. His understanding was that tne check for $56,500 was tn full settlement, and i Irwin regarded the remainder of the $100,u60 23 money returned, that was his own way of transicting business; the witness was not apt to forget the actua: amount he received;* having received a check tor the | money, he obtained ior it a certificate of deposis and passed it to his banker. A WEAK-KNEED EXPLANATION, By Mr. Niblack—You say you have nothing to conceal. We have believed you have been relnc- tant to come betore this committee to testily, and have kept out of the way of a suvpena. What have you to #ay On that point iu the way of ex- planation ? A, I nave to say, with much chagrin, that Lmade a mistake; my first absence from ; home was not tv avoid a subpoena; I went to tue oll regions of Penusy!yvania; | saw in the news- pers my name counected with thls matter; 1 was somewha' palled it; not being a lawyer L preierred iug time to consider the subject; ahowuer reason was the fact that | saw that lrwin had stated that { had received $100,000, which was an error and which I supposed would be obvious vo him, and that he would correct the misstate- ment beiore the committee; I was in Canada oaly siX days. Q. Would it not have been better to come here yourself and see the error corrected rather taan trust to irwin? A. I made a mistake. Q Dia you not know that by keeping out of the way you were «doing injustice to Senator Cole? A. Lam very sorry; 1 did it under @ mistaken im- | pression; but I came here voluntarily. In iurther response the witness said he received | no legal summons uutii he reacned his hovel in | Washington; be vid not know how the committee came to 2eC @ subpwna 1010 vis nands tn Canada; he arrived in Canada on Wednesday night and telegrapned to bis wife on Thursday ana then wrote to her, and daring Sunday the telegraphic summons was delivered; when witness made his contract with Irwin te severed bis connection | with the busimess house of Hooper, Waiting & Co. | Mr, Kasson pointed out to witness the testimony | of Mr. Ularke taken in New York, by witch it ap- | peared the witness received a check lor $100,000, ‘the witness said his iinpression was the check was 10r $56,500, and that this was the precise sum; Irwio was at the bank with him; it was not prov- able he indorsed the check without knowing the amount it covered. Mr. Kasson showed the witness Irwin’s account book. There were entries of two sums of $100,000, but none of the $56,500, The witness replied the only amount be carried from the bank Was a cer- tificate of deposit tur $56,500; he was not in,San Francisco the latier parc of the year 1872. Mr. Nibiack—Did you bave any co-operation wito William 8, King? A. No, sir. Q Did you know oe was empleyed in the same business with you? A.I have not the pleasure of bis acquaintance, CONGRESSMAN STORM’S TESTIMONY, Representative Storm, of Pennsylvania, then eared belore the committee. He said he un- derstood that Mr. Dillon, a former bookkeeper of the Sergeant-at-Arms, had mentioned his name in connection with the matter under consideration ; it his (ore) testimony given in 1872 cuuld ap- | pear in connection wiih Dilion’s testimony ne would be satisfied; ifnot, he was here to testiiy again.‘ He then repeated under oath wnat he said im 1872—That D:lion's state- ment that he noted his initials as to a thousand dollar bill which came into his bands from bim was incorrect; he never had a thousand aolar bill 1m bis life; nor did he ever have sucha bill charged in the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms; nor wa: ¢. er @ dollar paid to him jor his vote or bis influ. | ence; he never had any money caarged there ex- | ope bis own monihiy pay; the witness said to | Dillon that what he had cone was an outrage, as he had consistently opposed the subsidy through- ont; Ditlon replied tuat he was going back to with draw 018 statement: Dillon was muck annoyed ca discovering tne mjusvice he had done to Mr, OP Mare Mr. Kelley remarkea that Mr. Dillon was very deticieut in his recoilection of persons and names and did not recuilect that he had designated a thousand doliar note with the initials of Mr, storm, The commi' tee adjourned till to-morrow at balt- | past ten o'clock, i 1 MEMORIAL OF JOHN ROACH PROTESTING AGAINST THE REPEAL OF THE CHINA AND JAPAN SUB- SIDY CONTRACT—-REASONS WHY IT WOULD BE DISASTROUS TO AMERICAN NATIONAL INTER- ESTS-—A FATAL CHECK UPON THE BEVIVAL OF SHIPBUILDING. WASHIXGTON, Feb. 15, 1875, The following is the memoriai sent to Congress by Jonn Roach, on behalf o1 the shipbuilding in- | terest, protesting against the canceliation of the subsidy voted to the Pacific Mali Steamsnip Com- pany by Congress in 1872:— ‘To THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STaTEs— ‘The undersigned, Jonn Reach, iron shipbailder, in vebali of nu if and American workmen em- Ployed in shipbiliding, respectiuliy ana earnestiy protests against the cancellation. of the contract of 1872 with the Pacific Mail Steam: Company for carrying the mails between lorma and China and Japan. 1, No brivery of Congressmen has appeared in the pending investigation. Alter searching in- quiry it appears almost certain that not one dollar Seen’ imto the bands of a member or Con- | e it does appear that after the act of 1872 was passed a timid and anxious president of the com- pany, eugaged more in speculations in the stock than in the conduct o: the affairs of the company, Wis compelled by its trusted agent, with watch in hand, giving five minutes ior de- cision unaer threat of preventing any oenefit to the company from the act just passed. wrongiully to take from its treasury aad deitver to hima large sUM of moncy, to be divided among himself and a Handiul of adventurers on the iaise pretence that 1s had been necessary to promise the same to aecure the passage of the bill, It dues not appear (hat this wasting or arranging | to waste the mouey of the company alter the bill passed influenced a single vote. Un tue contrary, it seems clear that tie Dill passed on its meri a(ter @ fall discussion. ‘fo repeal it now, on the Taise aesertion o! brivery ana in the interest of the now enraged and hostile mon who wasted the money of tne company, Would be a conlession of oribery which i@ pot proved and did not exist, and an act of folly which the undersigned does not believe Congress wii commit, 2 Whatever may be thought of whe action of the President ano agent in takiug this mouey irom tho company, neither the company and its present atockhoiders and oilicers, nor the interests they Tepresens, nor we builders of their sips, soould be beid responsivie ior or oe injured by 1 ‘No wutuority was given oy the company or its directors for any illegitimate use ur large expend ivore Of money. The only resolution of the direvt> Ors Was inaived to the empioyment of counsel and agents for proper purposes; and nearly ali the directors have testiued ‘thut it did not courede | plate au expense larger than ton or fliteen thou: | saud dollars, and that they never kuew too lacte until long allerwards, Ib faci, the President, on hig oWn account abd in aid oF fis stock specula- fond, first undersvox through the agent to procure | tho pasauge o1 the uct. Afterward, ou being | forced by fhe latter to take the money demanded | irom the treasury of tho company, be directed two | subvrdinate Oficers, uuder uis culnplete direcuion | ud conirol, io draw checks jor the same, By Jaise ecatries Ou the 0ooks the iacia were kept irom the knowledge O1 directors aod stockholders, and were never /ully known uuti the Congressional investigation. Now, woeu the rrestdent, having Jeit the company, evades responsibility ior his aus by remaining ta Europe, aud tie other actor 1 the proceedings only returns to attempt to destroy what ne imistukeuly claims to Rave creates, to Ment of the dedt; the pusiness tight be called a transaction in stock; Krumchoor was the Treas. | Urer Of the Caliornia Construction Company, wad | sue money Paid to hum Was @ subscription to | wock, Mr, Dawes asked whether the chece itself, pay- | ave to the order ol Mr. Kraminoor, with the lat- ter's injorsement, Would not Lave deen a sul. tient receipt, without Mr. Cole's mtervention. ‘the witness repited that it might nave been detser to seua the check im that way; the Valifure uid Cousuuction Compauy was tu Construct ruil: voads in Caiiluriitn and Vexas; it was his impres- #100 that be met My. Irwin at a hotel the day ulter he afrived iu New York; the original contracs with Mr, Irwin Was (or $10,000 a year, and the ser. ido Was Lo ReoUre u suosidy, i HAND QUESTIONS, Q. Did you at toe time of tne contract think it fo ag \axe ten years togepa auondy? A, 1 did Q Then how vame you to fix upou ten years? A. Lpresumed that the subsidy wonta last ten | years and that my stipend or salary would lust | Wuat time; my contract with Irwin was the paye ment of $10,000 u veur or ten years, aud | was to Heid inyselt 1a Leadiness LO execute Lrwin’s orders. Q Luoderstaud you to say You asked tuat much moaey vecuuse you (nougut your services Wore worl tt Mt You were eupiwyed only two moutns Punish the inhocens stockholders, and damage the immense national interests mvolved, Would de Most illogical and unwise, 3. Woat has been the effect of controlling in American hands, turougn the Pacific Mail Stewie ee nen, the commerce of the Pacitic ean By the war of the rebellion the American fag 048 Was driven irom the Atiantic Oceun, and 2,642, tona of American sipping reduced to 58,133 To retain the coutrol of tua Paaitte in American hauds, Presidents = Lincoin, Johnson and Grant, ali the Pus iinusiers General, and several Secretaries o: the ‘vreasury and Navy, have urged the losteriug of the cucitoe Mai Steamship Company's business, and Congress has passed the two acts Of ise5 and istz, The recom: mendations aud the debates in VCongreas woud fi volumes, As the fesuil O1 Citas Uational desire ADU Asaistauce the Colapany placed ailuat a Geet of about toirry steamsnlps, bre mM America at & Cost Of AbURE $35,000,000, eiuht ot tea, the jurgesé und | finest wooden sidewlces »veaiauips in tie world wt that time, subject to the cau of ine United tates in cuse O! War. By them the united States Has Cuntrotied fhe Pacine Ocedu wnd (he ourrying | trade With Chitla @Qd Japan aad Kept it fiom’ jore eC1gh DANS BC a 1Os8 Co the Company OL §$6,0U),000, Vo keep progress Wiih IncGetu Bulpbuidiug We company, since Whe act Ol 1872, has commenced | of consols; the nighest and lowest price ot gold for jouis! | principal officials in each; Presidents and Caoi- of | Of previous years is addea the great C1 | the construction of iron screw steamers and bas built eleven at a cost of about $7,000,000. These are equal in every respect to the finest English | sbips, and the Peking and Tokio, of 6,500 tons | each, have been inspected by the United States and pronounced fitted ior paval use in time of war. O! the $7,000,000 not more than $500,000 was expended in raw material, mainiy lor coal and lronu im the wine; while the balance of $6,500,000 has been paid tor American labor it & ne® branch of industry. compenog with that of Europe. Shipyards, rolling mils, forges, foundries and heavy machinery have been established and capital Invested, so that tron shipvautiaing may be maintained as an American ine ot onty for the entire reconstruction of the Paciitc Mai Cou pany’s fleet, but ior building ships !c plactug again. whenever tho time — sha come, she American 94 on ne Atiamric Ocean and other waters. Al this) nas the coutract of 1s¢ Pacitic Mati Steamship Company, and of | 2, at a rate of compensa | tion for mail service of 5!¢ per mile, white the | French and English governinents, in thetr exis ing contracts with their Oriental iimes, pay re- spectively $4 48 and $3 20 per mile. 4. What wil) be the effect of cancelling the con- tract of 1872 and destroying the credit of the | Pacific Mail Steamship Company? (1) The Diow at the credit of the company wi!) be almost fata!. In Novemoper last its shares sold at above fity, while now they seli at le<s than thirty-Qve, aud will go lower 1! hostile action is taken by Congress. {sit wise or just to inflict @ loss of from $5,000,000 to $5,000,000 upon innocent stockhoiders in the interest ol stock speculators? (2.) It will leave une company with many shipa on its bands not adapted tor auy other use. The new t:on ships are built for fleet mas! service, in order to comply With thecontracts with the United states, [t wis be doubttul whether the Peking and the Tuki0 and the inree ships now building can zo \ into service nader the American flag. At | all events no other new siips will be built by the company, and as_ the ine to China and Japan canuot ve maintained without replacing the wooden ships by iron vro- | peliers, tuat line may have to be gradually with- | drawn and surrendered, like all previous American lunes, to foreign shipowWvers and shipbuilaers, (3.) 1t will aeliver maritime supremacy on the Pacitle Ocean, now established in American hands §.000,000 1048 to this company, and with but mouerate assistance from we goverument, com- pletely into Euglish nands. any las aiready beeo formed tor the pose of sunning English snips irom isco to China and Japan. .ts agents aud have been and pow are at work 1+ menting bosulity and prejadice agaipse the Pacific Mail Company 404 endeavoring to secure the can- cellation of the contract of 1872. BY reason of the rebellion American saips were driven irom the Attantic Ocean, and they are now kept tuereirom by 170 large loreigy «built tron steam ships ronnog to American ports, worth $140,000,000, _empioyins $175,000,000 = capit @nd earning $80,900,000 annually, miainiy patd ¢ Americans, bot expended abroad. Of course, the intluence uf this enormous capital will be exerted in driving trom the Pacific Ocean tie only cuom- plete American steamship line running to foreign ports. But can the Aierican people and the American Congress aiford to allow tfiis to be done on account Ol any fac’s yet made to & pear? (4) 1t will stop American trou #01) dui ding, jusc now reviving, ahd destroy the capital whicu hos provided tis resuit. If American pride aud e | American capliat will not intervene to pre- vent English steamships irom driving Anerican shtps from the Pacific Ocean, no American ime to any ioreign ports can be established or maintained, The Penpsyl- | Vania line will be destroyed by uniair competition and there wili be no demana jor iron steamships, although it is pow establi-ned thal, spite of disad- | vantages, ships can be built in America as good | and ascieap as avy on toe Clyde. The only ships now on the stocks tn America for | the foreign trade are the three under construction | Jor the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, while in England last year ships were butit of the value of $85,000,000, Can America afford to give up @ reviving indus- try, the exvenditares in which are entirely tor American labor ? (5.) It will deprive the United States in rime of war of a feet of vessels adapted for naval purposes | and already in contro| ol tne Pacific Ocean. By the | act of 1872 the Pacific Mail steamships ure to be'so Construc'ed as to be suitable for naval uses and to be subject to be taken by the government in time o1 war. Op all other waters Amertcan sbips are now few and insguificant. Un tne Pacific Ocean American sbips pave complete uscendancy. Sali they be withdrawn ana tne United States incase of Joreign war find itself on tne Pacific, as on the Auiantic during the late rebeliion, in the con- | dition narrated by an English statesman in the House of Commons:—"‘We know, too, what was | done iu the ‘Irent affair, We know how 10,000 men were sent out to vanade by the Canard line Of steamers and other vessels at almost a day’s | notice.” And thig Cunard iine was at tuat very | time employed by our government to carry the United Statcs mails! The undersigned desires to submit iorther facts and arguments against the | injury to private and pubiic interests to be in- Micted by ill-jndy Oongressiopal action | in cancelling the Pacific mall con tract of 1872, No harm can _posstivi! resuit trom delaying action at this session. If bribery or corraption has veen or can be proved, it sheuid be punished 1 possiole; but cancelling the contract punismes no guilty person, it only | Punisnes the inmocent at tue request and im. | stigation of the guilty, and injures greut netionar interests for insuticient reasons, Tne undersigned, in behalf uf himself and his — workmen, earnestly prays that the sbips which he 1s proud of having bulit in American shipyards, of American material aud with American labor, may Dot, by che nusty action of Congress, be driven trom under the American flag. Very respectiuliy, Cuxstes, Pa., Feb. 10, 1875. JOHN ACH. THE HERALD ALMANAC, 1875. The “HERaLy Almanac” ig again presented to the public, this beimg the fourth year of its appearance. It is very valu: | able compilation, far beyond the import attaching to the stereotyped title of almanac, and well deserves its further title of ‘Financial, Commercial and Polttical Register.” A critical | examination of its contents gives the most favor- | able impression of it as @ valuable work oO! reier- | ence. Under the separate heads of its title it pre- sents & compendium of information to bankers, brokers and mercaants, to the statesman, jour- nalist and politician, rarely found in so condensed and periect a form. Under Finance will oc found dually quocations of government securities on the New York and London markets; dally quo- tations of the principal railway stocks on the New York and London markets; dally nuctuanons every day in the year; Bank of England montaly | discount, from 1859 to 1873; valine of foreign coin in | American money, and domestic and foreign arrivals 1m the port of New York tor 1874, 1ts cotton mar- ket roturns give quotations of tho principal brands on the New York markot ior 1874—of special inter- est to the cotton broker and planter. Oa its election returns @ great deal of labor haa been expended, giving tue reault of the late clec- tions in the different States vy counties ana Con- gtessional districts, aud, wherever procurabie, by cities aud towns. The returas of tne more impor- taut elections of previous years are placed in juxta- sition with the vote in the Jate evections, show- Oy agyrogate Votes Jor candidates, majority votes gud totals, With the increase and decrease in tue vote 10 uct State; also New York city vote by As- soimbly districts lor Governor, Mayor anu Kegiate: with ‘the ugyregate vote of the State on t amendments to tho State constitation. In tue: Tevurus, under the heaus of te sever given tue capital aud population of the bead of Census wiil De lound the population OL tue principal cities anu towus o1 each State Bipbavelicady @rfranged. in addition Wi be ound under Now York State Ticket Vote the vote Governor ior 1874 and 1872 vy Counties, With total and majorities, ald the Vule ur state ollivers ior 1874. Under State and Territorial Governments the pames of Governors and state and Lerriturial omticers, aud Judges Of the state courte, with ther poitical Adiwations; also population ui each State area 1h Square inlicd, terms O1 Governors and ex- Piration of terins, representauion of each State in | Uongress, thoes Of bolaing elections, &C.; aiso t Dopllar Vote tor President irom 1960 to 1872 Un- uer fhe head ol Congress, list of senators aud Representatives to t¢ Porty-toird and Forty-iourth Coagresses, the list of Senators eing complete with the exception Ol Lures States LOT decided at date of pubiucation, all the departments of the government, executive, HVE and judiial, With the names of the nets irom the 1Ormiation Of the government; the army and Davy; Vopartments of state, Tre Justice, Interior, Ayricuiture and Pust OM lectors O1 Custonis, uavas oMicers, sud-treasurit ories of the United States, ; United States Ministers to loreign xo ernmen te and Consus at foreigu ports; inspectors of steambo Foreign governimeuts—Rulers, Oabineta, itals, pupulacion, &c. Law—Judges of Circuit and District Courts, United states District Attorneys and Maranala, times of holding court, é&c, In addition to the “spectalti u . immternational rife match, wita diagrams descrip | tive 01 the targets, the scores ol each contestant in | eitner team, graud total, recaplvuiation, &c, Loe Murinec’s Guide is replete With Valuabe iniorma- | tion to Lhe mariner and abip owner, wit tide tavles, the sub’s deciinution and equauon uf time, daily averawo Of temper: 374, Saving ata- tions, &c. Yacht uinps and Yaents—List of tao prin- cipas yachs Clos tu tue Colted states, with names Oo; the officers of the clubs; names of gird dimeusions, &c, Missing heirs som 1835 14 uciustve. its caronologioal, neoroiostoal aud po- litical recorus at home and ‘aul aud compete, Cuder the head of Miscelianeous 18 presented additional tacts and Ugures, very ins teresting aaa valuable, Tue foregoing 18 but a , Drier review of The coutenta of the HRRALD ALMA- Nad 10r 1475, suiicieni, however, to convey a pretty adequate idea oF its vaiue as a compila- Hous ® Work of reierence, It 13 sold every Wuere ul ue NOmIDe! Price O1 twemty-Ave cents, postage sree. and the House of Representatives of that fact was | agreed to. Messrs. CAMERON, (rep.) and Scorr, (rep.) of | a duy or two, | Senate was the bill to provide a government tor | | cunld be divided. | themaa wno had charge of it killed it. ' made, shortly alter siX o’ciock, Mis iriena (Mr. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. CONGRESS. Pinchback’s Credentials De- bated in the Senate. aemenieninde Speech of Senator Sargent on Events | in Louisiana. “BANDITT!” IN PENNSYLVANIA Death of Bepresentative Hooper and Adjourn- ment of the House. SENATE. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1875, | Secretary Gorham laid before the Senate a let- | ter from Vice President Wilson requesting him to | inform the Senate that absence irom the city for | two or three days would prevent him from being | present at the session to-day. On motion of Mr, HaMuty, of Maine, Mr. Anthony, (rep.) of R. L, was cnosen President pro ten, of the Semate, and the usuai resolution requesting the Secretary to notify the President Pa., presented memorials of the citizens of Penn- syivanta in favor of grunting aid to the Texas | Pacitic Railroad, Referred to the Committee on Railroads. THE STEAMBOAT BILL. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mica., irom the Com- mittee on Commere:, reported back the biil to re- vise, amend and consolidate the iaws relating to the security of life on board vessels propelled, tn | wo or in part, by steam, kuown as the Steam. boat bil He said the bill now was a mere skele- | ton of that beretofore betore tne Senate. He asked | Senators to examine 1t carefully and to see if | there Was anything in it worth passing. If so he | would call it up to-morrow. One or two good things were leit Im it, one of which abolished the collection ot pilotage at Rell Gate, New York har- ber, which would save $200,000 or $300,000 annu- ally to the merchant maine service oi the New England States. Anotuer feature of the oill was that it struck out all tue patent rights granted by the Sapervisor. Mr. Boay, (dem.) of Mo., hoped the bill would be made tne specia: order for to-morrow, Tue bil was piaced on the calendar. Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt, trom the Judiciary Committee, reportea back the Civil Rigots bul aa 1t came trom tae House without amendments, and gave notice that he would move to take it up at the earliest possible moment, which would be in MI. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., presented me- morials of filty medical societies aud tostitutions iu the State of New York In regard tu the proper staudard of the medtcal corps of tae army, Re. ferred to the Committee on Miltary Affairs. ‘rhe moroing hour having expired, the Caan @anounced the unfinished busiue-s beiore the | the District of Coiumpia, Mr. MORTON, (rep.) olInd., moved to postpone the pending 20a ali priur orders and proceed to the consideration of the resolution reported by the Committee on Privileges and Elections for tne @amission of sil. Pincnbacl Senator from tne Stace of Loulsiana, Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me, said, in view of tho assurances us gave on Satarday, ne did not jeel himseli at liberty to urge the further consideration of tue bill to provide a government for tue District of Columbia to-day, but belore tue end of the ses- sion he would endeavor to have it considered again, Mr, THURMAN, (dem.) of Obio, inquired it the motion 0. the senatur trom Indiana (Mr. Morton) He thought the Senate could first vote Upon postponing the pending order and then upon what should bo taken up, ‘The CHAI (Mr, Antnony) replied that the mo- tion was divisibie, Mr. 1HURMAN, resuming, said:—The Senator from Maine (lr. Morrill) snould not permit his bill to be postponed unless he intended to abandon | Those who offered coaments On Saturday did bot do so out of hostuity to tne bill, but to per fect if, anu it would nut ve Kilied unless the gen- He noped | the senator (mr. slorrill) would not abandon ms offspring in this wa. Mr. MORRILL, Of Maine, said he had got the slight. est disposition to abandon the ou); but it had already consumed a great deal of time and snould have been passed. Every proposition in the Com- Mitiee oi the Woovle had been overruled; bat when the bill Was considered in tue Seuate two or three hours Were consumed in offe:ing amendments, He was wiling to have the session of saturday | continued till nine or ten v’clock at might to com. | plete tue dill. But when a motion to aajourn was ‘Yourman) and others went over and voted for the aujournment. sie (Mr. Morriul) would not press the bill to-day, but gave notice that he would seek the firsc opportunity to nave it considered, when it could be done without displacing any bill Ol more tmportance. Mr. MorroN said as th» Senator trom Ohio (Mr. Thurman) desired to divide the motion just made, he (Mr. Morton) would now move (0 lay tae bill to provide a government jor the District of Columbia on the table, aud Le did so tor the purpose o1 tnen moving 0 proceed to the consideration o1 the ree jor the admission of Mr. P. B.S. Pinch+ buck. The motion to jay the District Government bill | on the tabie Was agreed to—yeas 34, nays 23; Messrs. Fenton (ib.), Sprague (lib.) and Tipton | (ilb.) Voting With tne democrats against the motion. THE REPORT ON PINCHBACK. | Mr. MORTON then moved to take up the resolu- tion lor the admission of Mr. Pimcnback. Mr. BoGy, (dem.) of Mo., moved to lay that mo. tion on the able and take up tie Steamboat bil, Mr. EDMUNDS raised the point ol order that the motion of Mr, Bogy Was not in order, Hine CHalr (Mr. Anthony), said he was advised was, Mr. CONKLING (rep.,) of N. Y., said a motion to proceed to the cunsideration of a bill, like @ mo- tion to adjourn, Was not open to & motion to lay ou the table. Aiter some further discussion the CHaIB sub- mitted the question to the Senate as tu whetner the motion of Mr. Bogy was iu order, and it whs decided in the negative—yeas 25, nays 20. ‘tne motion of Mr. Morton to take up the resolu- tion tor the admission of Mr. Pinchback was agreed to. Mr. MorTON said Mr. Pinchback bad presentea his credcotials, duly signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Secretary of Stute, showing tiat in January, 1873, he was elected United states Senator for tue period of six years irom March 4, 1873, Upon tifese credentials he had a prima Jucie | case and must be seated, uny inquiry as .o the ch.racter ol the body whicn eleccea him, or im- proper mi used to 8 ie his election, to be inquired into afterward: a first wus that growing out ot t Goldtowaite as Senator from Alabama. ator irom Ogio (Mr. Thurman) then, in the course | Of his remaras, said the credentials of a Senator, | ro erly slanéd, ade @ prina Jace case, und Mr. | oldthwaite was seated on his prima facie case. | Mr. Morton next reierred to the ol Mr. Robs bing, of Rhode Is! id alter a long Was seated on 18 credentials. In the we member of tae Senate in 1849, the cre Felerred to tbe Cummittee on the Judiciary, aud t Was Claimed that he could not be admitted, not be- ing @ citizen of tue Uniteu States. The debate on the question, wheo it came up, Was icipated in by Dougias, ‘alker, | and airer a ull dis- cussion it wis decided tiat General Shields had a prund fac @ case On the Governor's certificate, and | he was tnereiore sworn tu. Alterward the cuse | was examined and be was found not tu be » citi- | wen of the United States and was expelled. Ii the | Senate recognized Kellogg aa Goveruor of Loutst. ana then rinchback had a prima facie case and Must be seated, any objection to tae character of | the body by Which he Was ciected, or the mode or Manner o/ his election, to be inquired into after | be was seated. As was said by Mr. Webster, the | Senate gets Do Jurisdiction over that subject un- | the person e.ected became a member. He gave notice that tomorrow he would ask the Sen- | afte to continue its session until the case of Pinch. back was alsposed of, Mr. HAMLIN, (Cep.) of Me., said the Senate would be invited ty attend the juneral of the late Hun. Samuel Hooper, in the House of Repr atives, at two o'clock to-morrow alternuon, and sug- nd (Mr, Morvon) to ase ior the RGENT'S SPRECH. hen be Would ask jor the ton yield T, to Mr, Sargent. © i + (Fep.) Of Cal., Said some time since | he bad prepared a [ew observations in reier- ence to ths employment of military force in , Louisiana to put down insurrection. if epi- thew wouhki convinces the senate and ano- nidiiate tne aaminisiration, thia depate would bave terminated Joug since. Democratic Senators , , bad avsured the Senate over aud over again toat the Presivent had oeen guilty of usurpation, vio- Jated the constitution and trampled on tae liber. ed 0) Loutsiana, Such talk isnotnew. It bailed the onibreak of the rebvellion and uccompanied it to its close, The language of the Legisiature of Missouri, recently read at the Cierk's desk, seemed @ piaciariam from toe resolves of the | me Legisiatdie in 186i. im the rutnuda of tue Masui Stale Cap: % (he GieCLian Of Covkrill, MUG Lerles as, "ny Uo!, We've beat them ws iase;” | suppress domeatic violence. j this provisl | of ‘ne Gray has scooped the Bine this time;” Whoop ‘er up, boys, and see how Grant likes the rebel yell this time,” resonnded. We have also learned from democratic Senators their ideas on constitutional law. I impeach the law of these orators, They are mighty io assumpsit and torts, but either cannot or wit! not construe the constitution. In that respect they have for years been lamentable lailures. He cited some o! the points of CONSTITUTE on which, be said, the « ular, And declared that b L Law #13 had been orac- courts and the i wantoft from the arm negr authority,’ uncon. decisious — they me pretences of to stitutional; but were ali constitutional oracular Wisdora are contidence. He argued that tt is the constitutional duty of the general government to provect a State against domestic violenc> wheher that violens seizes & Governor's chalr or a legisiative hall, whecher of ap organized rebellion or a disorgan- ized mop. constitution and the acts of 1795 aad 1807 devolv- ing on the Presiaent the cuty, when called upon by the Governor Of @ State, 10 take measures to He then read the call of Keliogg aud argued tna: it was made unger ton of the constitution when the Penn revolt occurred on the ldth of Septem. ber. Tne insurgents had never lald down tueir arms or relinquished the State arms which they seized at that time, He said there was hardiy room for difference about | wnat transpired on the 4th of January, The dem- oeratic Senators jested at grave tacts, pleaded pot. guilty tor their banditti cients and advocated a cause they must lose if negroes ana republicans are allowed to vote Ireely in Louisiana, Reicrring to the assembiing o! the Legisiature in New Or- teans on the 4th of January, he sgid there were public and repeated threats of assassination and kidnapping of republican members lor weeks be- fore. A Wan Wis soi iu the asreet because he resembled a repubiican member and another re- publican memver was spirited anny Iniormation to the Governor that organized violence was bo be used toinfaence the members of she House caused him to put the State House tn charge of tae State muiitia. The State House was surrounded by an exited crowd 01 thousands, Under these surronna- jugs the Legislature met. Ry @ iaw of a loriver Legisiature @ Returning Board was constituted, with power to pass Upon the election of members and certity a roll to the Secretary of State, The Board so acted and certified tifty-two republicans 4nd fiity democrats. which the constitution required to ve called on any question on demand of two members, The Cierk was by law made the presiging officer, as in the United States House of Representatives. Wiltz usurped the char, filled all the otuer offices, appointed WHITH LEAGUE CAPTAINS AS SERGEANTS-AT-ARMS, and endeavored to prevent the egress of repabli- cau members and silence their protests. Mr. Sargent dwelt at some length on the call lor military intervention aod argued thatit was made by the democrats firat to maintain the control usurped by fraud and force. They then committed an illegal act by seating new members not on tne roll in order to have @ majority. The republican majority made a written request to tue Governor to invoke military aid to clear the hall of unauthorized persons, which was done, and the military of the United States re moved the wlegally seated persons and restored the hall to the iegaliy returned members, Woen the democrats withdrew. ‘These acts of Wiltz and his co-conspirators were revolutionary aod a subversion of a republican iorm of govern- meat, This was the desperate act of a despotic and unscrupulvus minority. If the halis of a State | Legislature are sacred againet the protecting peer of the United States when rebellion is eing made successtul there, then the conatitu- tional daty of tne United States cannot be per- formed, and each State 13 at the mercy of its ene- mies tl they can possess the State Capiol, and in support or this position he cited Madison in the Federalist and Alexander Hamilton. He con- tended that the guarantee clause in tne constitu: tion was intended to enavle the government to Jorcibly interiere to prevent the destruction of order and iaw. He next reac from the opinion of the late Unie: Justice Taney in the case of Luther against Borden to the effect that the power rests by low in the President to decide when an exi- f risea Who ts the Governor and wnat body Of men constitute tue Legislature of a State and THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT to use the military in such circumstances; that the responsibility is weli lodged with the Presi- dent, and that “atall events,’ says the Court, ‘ut is conierred on bim by the constituiion and laws of the United States, and must, thereiure, ve re- spected and eniorced in its judicial triounals,’’ He said the President nad reiuctautly used the power, but could not avoid its exe: cise unless he had been untrue to his constitutional responsioii- ities. He guoted trom Hamulton’s opinion to Wash- ington on th States Bank to show chat the duty imposed by the Constitution carries with tt the riot to employ ‘ail necessary means to discharge It, Ocratic sanction to such precedents was recent, and quoted irom the order of President Johnson to the military commander ta Missiasippi aiter the close of the war to prevent the State | Legisiavure from assembling by military force, aud arrest those woo sought to do so, and said Jonn- son's administration was indorsed resolution of the :ollowing National Democratic Convention. He next relerred to the order oy McClelland to ar- rest the Maryland Legislature, the democrats alterward nomiuated him for dent. Under the conatitution the right and duty ot the United States to intervene to provect a Stute against do- Mestic violence cannot be questioned, and there Js no limit as to the piace of intervention. A legisiative hall 1s not excepted by the constitution, and may be, as in this Case, the Most necessary Mace for its exercise. The seizure of ihe =House of Represomtatives was part of @ lan to seize the whole government of the State. The bogus House was to recognize a.bogus Senate and boxus Legis- lavure wus to recognize McEnery. suc these events in Louisiana are not to be treated as the whole case. On the léth of September, aiter a de- ind On the Governor to resign, an attempted coup a’état took piace. in whieh lorty-five persons were kuled and wounded, and te city of New Orleans was the scene of a reign of terror. The government was overthrown, but the Unired | But the ob- | States troops restored it Ject of that insurrection was never surrendered, Democratic Senators bad sneered at the idea that the call ior troops in September justified tneir con- tnusnce there and use in January. ‘Toere was a parallel case in Pennsylvania in 1794, under WASHINGTON’S ADMINISTRATION. Edmund Randolpo was Secretary of Siate, and, by direction of the President, wrote to Goveraor Min, of Pennsylvania, stating his intention to keep iorces in the insurrectionary districis alter the dispersion of the rioters, to guard against further aggressions, and. by orders of ‘aanington, the troops were kept there to act in case ol emergency. In a letter of Randolph to MiMin dated August 7, 1794, he characterizes the actors in the riotous scenes as “banditt.’? ‘The phrase was not original with Sheridan a3 applied =to lawiess men in the United States, thougn Sheridan applied not to men resisting excise laws, to assassins, But the September insurrection ts notall. Tue State tor montns had been in con- fusion, stirred up by Mcknery’s partisans, to pre- vent republicans irom registering and voting. Large bodies of armed men traversed the ‘repute: Nean districts, murdering worthy and inotfensive men, a8 at Coushatta. ‘Time would iuil to recount wil the outrages, assassinations and crimes perpe- trated ioc electioneering purposes. The ears ot democratic Senators are puined by the cry of “Murder! murder!’ Think you that we are not Pained by the fact of murder, murder? He eited the testimony of Ruiord Blunt, who was a State Senator and olten sleptin tue woods to es- cape murder; of Maxey, who testified tnat McEnery in @ speech, in Homer, said tuere were too many Maxeys and 1t would he a good thing to make way with them; to the editor u! the Cauoa- | aan, who jus:fied the frequent atrocities, and said democratic Senators cisimed the fruits electious carried py means like tuese, THE FUNEKAL OF CONGRRSSMAN HOOPER. Beiore Mr. Sargent concluded & message was received irom tue House of Kepresentatives an- nouncing the death of Hoo. samuel Hooper, a meaiber Of that body, aud inviting the Senate to attead his jumeral, in the Bali of the House, to- morrow aiteraoon, at two o'clock. Mr. BOUTWRLL, (rep.) Of Mass, suia with a deep sense Of personal as well as pubit: loss he offered the resolution which duty required of bim. Mr. Hooper died yesterday morning. He was the Bonior memover of the Massachusetts deley 101 wo the second in term of aervice, and beloved by all his associates, expressing the regret of the Senate at the death ir. Hooper, accepting tue invitation tu avtead his funeral to-morrow, and declaring the senate journed aé a mark of respect to bis memory, ‘he resolucion was eed to, and the Senate, at minutes to five P. M., adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasninaton, Pob. 15, 1875. Mc. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass, offered a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire whether the Western Union Telegraph Company nas refused to transmit despatches for the Ameri- of | Can Press Association or any other parties among the several States, on account of criticiem py such | association on tae telegraph company, with power to Send ior persons and papers, Adopted, On motion of Mt. GARFIELD, (rep.) Of Ohio, the hour o1 meeting was fixed at eleven A. M, Un motion of Mr. KB, RB. Hoag, (rRPep. oF Mi ° the Sevate bill to atiow Ihomas W, Fitch, engi- heer In the wavy, to accept wedding present sent to his wie by the Khedive of pt, was taken irom tae Speaker's tavie und passed. On the motion o: Mr, Porrer, dem.) of N. Y., the 11 allowing the Distric is s@iaty during life on ois resignation, on account of permanent liness, was taken irom’ the Speak- er's tavie and passed. ‘Tne Dill, Whica came over from last Monday, for the redemption ol overdne United States vonda, known as faxes {ndemaity bonds, was passed, Under & suspensian of the rules—112 yeas to 43 nays. Mr. HAZELTON, (rep.) of Wis,, moved to suspend the rules Apu puss the Senate bill reierring to t Court of Claims the claims of certain cuptractors 1OF {De Construction Ol vessels Of War and steam mucbinery, ‘yae motion was opposed by Measra, Randall ail out troops, to | draft, tO emancipate slaves, to excinde | tu! Kept up with unabashed | eC Me cited the guarantee clause of the | They constituted the roll | cunstitutionality of the United | He said deni. | je sent to the desk a resolution | dae vi Vermont | | (dem.) and Speer (dem.), of Pa, rence (rep.). of Obio, the latter laring that i¢ | would tak 000,000 Out Of the Treasury, which | Mr. Hazeltou uenied, saying that it would save $100,000. the motion was rejected—yeas 132, nays 100, not two-thirds in the aMrmative. ‘The House then proceeded to the consideration of bills affecting THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, The House spent over two hours in the discus | sion of @ tax bill for the District of Columbia, but 1 @ © nO resnit upon It p.) Of Mc., Moved to make the F tue improv mouth of the . HOUPER minutes past tour, yesterday morn- of lis colleague, Mr. Hooper, ion for the appointment of # committee of seven to superintend the funeral | ceremonies that ure to be held t and thar t end, ibe resolution Was adoptea id, (rep.) of Vis; Wheeler, (rep.) ack, (dem) Of Ind.; ivep.) of Kelle) (rep.) of Pa.; Lal (dem.) of Miss. and Hougaton, (rep.) of Cal were appointed such committee, The House then, as a jurther mark of respect for the deceased, adjourned, BILL KING. ro ing in Washingt and be moved a WHERE IS HE AND WHO WILL DISCOVER HIM? Yonkers, N. ¥., Feb, 14, 1875, | To Tog Epitog oF THe HERALD:— | For the sum of $500 in hand and a paid up policy of life insurance for the benefit or my family, it lost, Twili guarantee to go to Canada, see the Hon, William King, and persuade him to retarn to | his nanve land, Of course 1 will interview oim, | Lam the seventn son of aseventh son, and have great magnetic power over other men. If you ace ceps Of this oufer piease telegraph to JAKE DURYEA, Post Odice, Yonkers, Feb, 12, 1875. TO THE Epiror oF THE HERALD :— a ‘The citizens of this piace think there is a mis- apprehensiop asto the Hon, Wiliam King, who recently spent quite a time in our neigndorhood, adjacent to the British boundary line. Mr. King’s conduct while here showed he was a Fenian chiet, merely looking for a route of invasion to Canada. All his inquiries in our neignporacod were ade dressed to this subject, and he said ne had sup- lied the sinews of war to Riel, the conqueror of Mauttoba. His attitude in our neighborhood whe that of a periect gentieman and a great patriot, and we reject the story that he crossed the line a& this place to escape tlie Sergeant-at-Arms oi Con gress, A CORNISHMAN, ' | | | } | | i THE LIQUOR DEALERS. REORGANIZATION OP THE PROTECTIVE UNION=# ELECTION OF OFFICERS, Four hundred or more members of the late New York Liguor Dealers’ Protective Union assembled at Putnam Hall, Third avenue and Twelith street, last evening, for the purpose of reorganization. | Mr. Mark Lanigan being chosen temporary chaire man, he stated to the meeting that the requess of the Union, 80 far as desiring the late Presiaent, Aaron Herzberg, to resign, had not met with any response from that individual. Mr. John Mulcahy moved to go into an election for officers. In this connection he referred in very strong terme tothe late officials, nsinuating thas they were corrupt. The members wanteu men of honor 1n the several positions, and meant to have them in the tuture. Mr. Jobn C. Cassidy also thought it time to put those of intelligence and those willlag to work for the interests of the Union in the chairs made vacant by tne action of ‘he members, Tneir organization had peen one of strength and importance, but its influence had been greatly weakened, and now, instead of being aole to command a large sum 01 money, there was but a paltry trifie in the treasury. The old officers had started a news- paper tor the osteusible purpose of protect the interests of the members, but that proved & . Tnen, when 10) of more of them had been ar- rested, lawyers were engaged to defend tiem, but trey did Jitile else than to advise them to plead guity. Uprigat and honeat men were required and must ve had, that the Union be put ol proper footing. Other members spoke im the same strain, after which the iollowing oificers | Were elected :— | President—Jjonn Keenan, Firat Vice President—Alvert W. | Second 7 Third Vice President—B. H. | Fourth Vice President—George Horn. | Recording Secretary—Joun Howard. { Corresponding Secretary—Char.es Rogers, i Financial Secretary—Vaniei McClary. Treasurer—Patrick Moore. } Sergeant-at-arms—Jeremiah Driscoll. | Bir. Mark Lanigan, during the progreas of the | reverses endeavored to impress upou the mem- { | | | | ers ti the meeting Was Dot intended to elect any other officer than the President, and tnat, a+ he was second Vice President 01 the old society, he considered that be still he! that position, not- withstandiag the action of the members. it did not take the meeting & long time to convince Mark that such ideas were repugnant and not in order. Acircular sent to many of the members, pur- , porting to be ed by the Executive Committee, wherein it was ‘deemed best that no meeting of the general body saguil be held until turther no- tice, as wo fear taat a disiuroed or disorderly meeting would have a tendency to injure our cause with the general public as well as the Logis- lature now in session,” was aiso shown and thor- oughly dissected, being denounced as insulting. ya motion of William Geoghegan, tt Was resolved that the association in tne future be known as the ‘w York Liquor Dealers’ Protective apa Benevo- tent Association. Messrs. Richard O’Grady, James Reilly, William Geoghegan, Jubno Hard, G. Lauzberg, Albert W. R us, John C, Cassidy, Joun C. Heury and John Mulcahy were appointed a committee to drait a new constitution and bylaws. Adjourned, | “ hits at the same piace on the evening of 224 ins! UNLICENSED LIQUORS. ) ee eal | Inspector Forbes and three policemen from tha Eighth precinct at a late hour last night arrested George Munny, of No. 180 Greene street; Auguss Schmick and Robert Diegenhart, proprietors of No. 106 Greene street; Dominick Underfall, ot No. 126 South Fifth avenue; Frank Gobberine and Wil- bur Aisten, of No. 144 South Filth avenue; Jonn | Speckman and William Holman, o! No. 482 Broome street: John A. Brady and ‘thomas J. Lynch, of No, 66 Thompson street, liquor dealers, for seliing liquor wituout license. ‘these parties were ail locked up im the Eighth precinct station house and ‘Will be arraigned at Court this morning. 4 BROOKLYN SHOOTING AFFRAY. A drunken row occurred about four o'clock yes~ terday morning in the liquor saloon No. 19 Hamil- ton avenae, between a party of Italian seamen. Among tnose who were present at the time waa Michael Waters, of No. 474 Hicks street, who un- dertook to quell the disturbance by taking hold of the ringleader, who was unknown to him. Tie Itallan, however, resented the interference by drawing a revoiver and firing one shot at Wailers, The bali entered the left cueek and lodged in the Tight side of nis } Tne would-be murderec then ran out of the saloon. followed by his Not been seen since, fed by the polic apprehension 18 anticipated. Captain Ferry, of | prietor of the saloon in which the agray occurred, dd Deimar committed him as @ witness, 3, WhO was formerly a police oricer, was removed to the Long Island College Hospitai, where the ball was extracted and his wound pro- | Mounced not dangerous. COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITY. | The Commissioners of Charity and Correction ; held a regular meeting yesterday morniog. At- tention was called tu the report from the Nursery Hospital and Insants’ Hospital, Randall's Isiand, suomitted on Saturday last, from which it appears that the number of children over the age of hteen mouths in the Nursery Hospital was 864, @ cost per y Of $88 BYeach. At the Iniants’ , Nospital the oy Ol Infants was 263, at a cost | per week of $2 80. Tho following resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That cortificates signed by the Secret: | this Board, showing the actual cost for the care and aintenance, per capita, weekly, for intants, at the Lo- te’ Hospital, and ea rae cost for the maintenance id hospital care of children over ti 0, ate of eighteen | onthe per year, jm the Nursery Department and | uraery osplia at Randall's Ialand, based upon the | statemont of thé bookkeeper of this departwent be | transmitted to the trustees or the Foupaleng, Asylum of @ sisters of Charity, in the City of New York, and tho trastect he New York intant Asylum, It was resolved that the Smallpox Hospitat should be handed over to tue homaopatnic facuity, if the Board of Health concur, as an nos,ital sub- ject tothe contro! of tue department. provided the ‘Board of Apportionment grants sufficient funds to carry on the je; und provided it can be done according to the governing the depart. ment. COLLISION ON THE ERIE RAILROAD. | Another coliision occurred on the Erie Railway | at Corning, on Sunday night. The locomotive o | one train jumped the track and ran into a trajs ck. Four passengers were jd aud ti cars were smasned, road Was biecked Up jer two hours gud @ wall, the Ihird precinct, arrested Herman Pharde, pro- -